Man Killed Eight Injured in Route 422 Crash
One man died and eight were injured when two cars collided head on on Route 422 west of Youngstown at 3 a m just after New Year. Victim Stanley Sudor 29 Navy veteran resided 1209 Manning Ave. Injured include George Sedmak 26 at 1225 Manning Ave and Teresa Venezie 32 of Ellwood.
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Stanley Joseph Sudor
Manning Avenue
Youngstown
George S. Sedmak
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Teresa Venezie
Second Street
Ellwood
New Castle Welcomes 1948 Quietly Amid Storm and Refused Trees
New Castle Pa Newe notes a quiet New Year’s in 1948 with sparse celebrations and many evergreen trees left to the rubbish heap or burned. A recent Do You Know New Castle contest showed residents struggled with local streets like Mechanic and Federal. A winter storm earlier in the week brought thunder and rain with temperatures near the freezing point.
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New Castle
Pa Nene
Mechanic Street
Federal Street
Daily Weather Report Summary of U S statistics
The 24 hour period ending today at 9 am shows a maximum of 45 and a minimum of 33 with 0.71 inches of precipitation including rain hail and traces of snow. The river stage is 7.8 feet. For the previous 24 hours ending Thursday 9 am the high was 7 and the low 30 with 0.25 inches of rain.
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United States
Hospital Fund Workers Surpass Expansion Goal in Drive
Workers in the advance gifts and industrial divisions report 596 219 raised for Jameson Memorial hospital expansion. Hon W Walter Braham calls it a vote of confidence in New Castle and Lawrence County. They surpassed the 572 000 minimum by 24 219 and vow to continue until every contact is complete. Captain Roger W Rowland commends the effort and notes 750 000 is the minimum goal.
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Jameson Memorial Hospital
W. Walter Braham
New Castle
Lawrence County
Roger W. Rowland
Jameson Board of Trustees
Jameson Memorial
Senators Demand Full Greece Aid Report Before Marshall Plan
Two Republican senators, Watkins of Utah and Ball of Minnesota, call for a detailed inquiry into U S aid to Greece before approving the Marshall plan. They seek information on execution of the 300 million dollar aid program and any executive agreements, amid a deteriorating Greece situation and Greek communist guerrillas.
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Washington
Greece
Congress
Watkins
Utah
Ball
Minn
Spain
Appropriations Committee
Sen. Vandenberg
R) Mich
Vandenberg
Street Battles in Jerusalem Around American Colony
Jewish and Arab fighters clashed with police in Jerusalem near the American colony as British armored cars swept snipers from rooftops. The fighting followed a Jewish bid to strike the Moslem supreme council building, with blasts shattering windows. Five thousand Jews in the old city faced continued blockade and shortages as aid remained blocked.
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Jerusalem
INS
Supreme Council
Old City
Jewish Community Council
Burns Prove Fatal To Mrs Lois Leslie Burns
Mrs Lois Leslie, 43, of Fountain Inn Hotel, died after severe burns suffered December 30 when she apparently slept with a lit cigarette in her room. She was the soda fountain operator for a Pittsburgh firm at New Castle Drug Company. Daughter of Mr and Mrs F B McKee of Allison Park Pennsylvania. Body taken to Sharpsburg for burial preparations by funeral directors Holtzheimer and Bock.
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Lois Leslie
Fountain Inn
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Leslie
New Castle Drug Company
Pittsburgh
F. B. Mckee
Mt. Royal Boulevard
Allison Park
Sharpsburg
Holtzheimer and Bock
Fourteen Dead In Sedalia Train Wreck In Missouri
A New Year collision between two Missouri Pacific trains near Otterville Missouri killed 14 and wounded more than 40 as sleet and heavy snow disrupted communications. Among the dead were Alexander W Weddell former ambassador to Spain and Argentina and his wife Virginia. Rescue teams cut through wreckage with acetylene torches as icy roads delayed aid.
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Sedalia
INS
Missouri Pacific
Otterville
Paul J. Neff
St. Louis
Kansas City
Alexander W. Weddell
Richmond, Ga
Spain
Argentina
Virmia
Frank Ryan
Los Angeles
Mary
James M
Judith
Frank, Jr
Auto Plants Targeted in CIO Drive in the South
Atlanta reports two new auto plants as No 1 targets for the CIO 1948 organizing drive in the south. Ford plant in Hapeville and GM plant in Doraville face membership campaigns. Van A. Bittner says campaigns will start and notes workers there belong to the CIO affiliate United Automobile Workers. CIO claims 400000 new southern union members in 18 months.
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Atlanta
CIO
van A. Bittner
South
Ford
Hapeville
General Motors
Doraville
Bittner
United Automobile Workers Union
Forces pull out of Port Lyautey base in Morocco
French naval authorities resumed control of Port Lyautey military base in Morocco today after United States forces relinquished it over the weekend. The base was the last American-held position in Morocco and its turnover marks a concluding step in the U.S. withdrawal from the region.
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U. 8
Morocco
Port Lyautey
United States
Death of Ellwood City man after auto and bus collision
State police and Deputy Coroner Charles E. Allen investigate the death of John Pojdak 56 of Mounted Route 7 Ellwood City. He appears to have been struck by a car then hit by an Ellwood City Motor Coach Company bus near Burnstown in wet conditions. The body was found on the highway and he died en route to Ellwood City hospital. Officials remained puzzled about the sequence of events as the inquiry continued.
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Ellwood City
Charles E. Allen
John Pojdak
Mounted Route 7
Pojdak
Ellwood City Motor Coach Company
Burnstown
Kenneth Cowan
Ellwood City Hospital
Oet
Arval
Greek Troops Lift Siege Of Rebel Forces
Greek regulars break rebel siege near Konitsa after relief brigades strike, driving north to crush guerrillas west of Konitsa. Rebels under Captain Palaiologos entrenched east of the Aoos river but destroy Borazani bridge before retreat. Continuous gunfire and machine gun barrages follow as forces maneuver.
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Alkaios Angelopoulos
Konista
Kaonitsa
Borazani
Konitsa
Jannina
Greece
Free Government
Palaiologos
Aoos
Griffin to Lead Hudson Sheet Mill Start in New Castle
John C. Griffin arrived in New Castle to head the Hudson plant now called Valley Manufacturing. Matthew Leivo Suns Company will move presses and furnaces and install rolling mill equipment, aiming to begin rolling sheets by April 1 with two shifts daily.
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John C. Griffin
New Castle
Griffin
Shenango
The
Valley Manufacturing Company
Matthew Leivo Suns Company
Leivo Company
Deaths in Lawrence County and surrounding areas
Obituary notes list several recent deaths including Mrs. John Fair 67 of 916 South Jefferson, James Stewart resident of Lawrence County Home, Leslie 43 of Allison, Mollak 56 of M R 7, Eli Suder 29 of Youngs, Wilbur Bebbington 65 of 11214 West Washington, with assorted addresses and ages.
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John
Chicago Area Storm Slams Midwest Leaving Fatal Toll
A massive wind sleet and snow storm sweeps across northern Illinois Iowa Wisconsin and Indiana causing nine deaths hundreds of accidents and millions in damages. Radio towers fall power lines fail 1500 Chicago telephones out and air traffic halted as cities grapple with outages and delays.
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Chicago
INS
Upper Midwest
Illinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Michigan
Indiana
Kentucky
Illinois Bell Telephone Company
Cleveland
Omaha
St. Louis
Rohrer seeks injunction in county dispute over bridge bill
Lawrence County Court suit names County Commissioners Earl Wimner and Joseph Travers County Treasurer Frank Hill and County Controller Andrew Dodds. Rohrer seeks to bar payment of 5000 to Mat thew Leivo Sons Co. over a 9919 claim for West Washington street bridge repairs. Hearing set for Monday January 5 possibly moved to January 6 due to inaugural day.
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Earl R. Wimner
Joseph F. Travers
Matthew Leivo Sons Co
Earl T. Rohrer
Lawrence
Frank W. Hill
Andrew M. Dodds
West Washington Street
Leivo Company
Rohrer
Travers
Icy Wings Force Birds Down at Moline Airport
In a wind battered Illinois storm birds struggled to fly as sleet iced their wings. Moline airport officials reported birds could only walk after wing icing halted flight near the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moline
Illinois
Stopgap Aid Planned for France Italy Austria
U S officials expect announcements of 522 million dollars in stopgap aid funds for France, Italy, and Austria after signing agreements. The Foreign Aid Act of 1947 allocations follow patterns set by earlier aid deals and precede a proposed seventeen billion dollar Marshall Plan.
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Washington
France
Italy
Austria
Truman
Snow and Colder Weather Hits Western Pennsylvania
The southern and midwestern storm moves into western Pennsylvania this afternoon or tonight bringing snow flurries wind and colder conditions. Temperatures will contrast with the recent 50 degree New Year period. Ice and slush on highways from Thursday’s rain affect roads near Irwin to Donegal and wet snow is noted in Butler Armstrong Mercer and Beaver counties.
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Irwin
Donegal
Butler
Armstrong
Mercer
Beaver
Inventory of Gen Warfield Estate Reveals 850000
A partial estate inventory for the late Gen H. M. Warfield shows assets exceeding 850000, including 150400 in cash and 700000 in securities. Real estate will be listed later. Warfield lived in Timonium Maryland and left 15000 to the Duchess of Windsor Wallis Warfield Simpson.
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Baltimore
H. M. Warfield
Duchess of Windsor
Warfield
Timonium
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Comptroller Preston Orders Bank Call for Year End 1947
Preston Delano, the comptroller of the currency, issued a bank call instructing all national banks to report their financial condition as of December 31, 1947. The directive specifies a year end snapshot to assess banks nationwide.
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Washington
INS
Preston, Delano
New York Subways Hit By Second Storm This Week
A second storm in a week disrupted New York area transit with rain turning to sleet and snow. The IRT West Side line from 42nd to 96th streets faced suspension after a broken water main flooded the third rail, stranding thousands of rush hour riders as electric lines iced over.
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New YO
Subway
96Th
Long Island
Ice Chokes Bethlehem Transit After Overnight Freeze
Ice laden power lines and trees toppled across Lehigh and Northampton counties after a late day freeze. Bethlehem suffered a blackout with electric crews restoring service as trolley cars halted and buses slowed on hazardous streets. Hundreds of trees snapped and rural orchards faced heavy damage as temperatures fell to 26 degrees.
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Bethlehem
Lehigh
Northampton
Electric Company
State Banking Chief Seeks Year-End Bank Condition Report
Harrisburg reports that State Secretary of Banking Emmett D Brumbaugh issued a call for a report of conditions as of December 31 from all state banks bank and trust companies trust companies and savings banks.
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Harrisburg
Dan
INS
Emmett D. Brumbaugh
Midwest and South Endure Massive Storm Toll
Nationwide storms left at least 46 dead and hundreds injured as tornadoes sleet and snow battered the Midwest and South during New Year holidays. The system moved toward the Atlantic with New York area facing sleet rain hazards disrupting traffic and power.
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International News Service
Midwest
South
Atlantic Sea Board
Weather Bureau
New York
Mit
Pennsylvania
Another Storm Hits Boston With Sleet and Snow
A northeast storm brought sleet and freezing rain to Boston on January 2, worsening travel. Snow plows and sanding crews operated as officials urged motorists to stay off roads unless necessary. The weather caused hazardous travel, disrupted air arrivals, and delayed trains and trolley schedules.
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Boston
Canton
Yearly Survey Opens New Chance for Community
The survey invites residents to share views on local priorities and future projects as planners seek broad input for the coming year. Officials encourage participation from all neighborhoods to shape funding and services.
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Youngstown Man
Pa Newe
Taylor Street
Butler Avenue
East Washington Street
Daily Weather Report
U.S
William Theis
SN. S
Burns
Hudson Plant
International Soundphoto
John A. Reichmann
New York Area
Eastern Coast
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